Written question WQ83169
- Asked by
- Andrew RT DaviesConservative
- To be answered by
- Minister for Health and Social Services
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 12 days
Question
What is the average waiting time in Wales for both mental health diagnosis and treatment, and provide figures for 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021?
Answer
Answered by Minister for Health and Social Services
Aggregate data is collected for the different areas of mental health separately.
Data relating to the Mental Health (Wales) Measure 2010 includes:
• Local Primary Mental Health Support Services (LPMHSS)
• Care and Treatment Plans (CTP)
• Assessment of former users of secondary mental health services
This data is published on the Welsh Government website:
Mental Health (Wales) Measure 2010 | GOV.WALES
Data showing first appointment waiting times for Specialist Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (sCAMHS) can be found here:
First appointment waiting times (gov.wales)
Local Primary Mental Health Support Services (LPMHSS) data measures the waiting times to the start of a patient’s assessment. sCAMHS data measures the waiting time from referral to first appointment (the start of a patient’s assessment process). Treatment waiting time data is collected for the start of the therapeutic intervention for LPMHSS.